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- Holy cow, we're in CairoI slept for most of the plane flight, although not a great restful sleep. Kind of in starts and fits. Had music going in the headphones, and intermittently watched some garbage on the entertainment screen. The seats were incredibyly tight, Posted by drfeelgood in Egypt in winter | Jan 2, 2011
- KosharyIt was only a short flight. Leave Athens at 1.30, land in Cairo at 3.30. After 24 hour train rides and 36 hour bus trips, this was nothing. Through travel, I have learnt many profound lessons - one of them Posted by dzito15 in From the source... | Dec 30, 2010
- MummifiedEgypt. It was on the second I boarded my flight to Cairo: sandwiched between two women, one wearing a burka and the other a hijab. The lifejacket notice was written only in Arabic. The majority of the passengers were Posted by pack_it_in in The Global Footprint | Dec 19, 2010
- Cairo - Aswan How's everyone doing? I took a quick tour down to Aswan this weekend - I still haven't figure out why Aswan is said to be located in "Upper Egypt" when it's actually down south. It was really interesting to visit Posted by 2011 in A Tale of Three | Dec 12, 2010
- Egypt===During my life time, I have travelled to more than 30 countries, Europe, America, Africa, and Asia ( Near and FarEast ). As an Egyptian, I will start this Blog with my Travels inside my Country The most important cities in Upper Posted by anegyptian in It is nice to travel | Dec 11, 2010
- Egypt and the pyramids of gizaalright here in egypt and it is HOT!!!! im here, in my hotel room, blasting the air. holy mackrel it is freaking hot. anyway, this place is freaking me out, there is camels everywhere.i decided i wont do anything here Posted by cripemagic in tims travel around the world | Dec 9, 2010
- Eid in DahabThis year eid al-adha (The festival of sacrifice) fell in mid-November. Similar to thanksgiving, it is a festival where Muslims slaughter animals and donate portions of it to the poor. For them it is an important time remembering how God Posted by anoarsman in Well... What am I going to do now?? | Dec 8, 2010
- Pyramids at GizaThis post is much belated, I visited the pyramids over a month ago. Finally however I have been able to upload pictures from the pyramids. Just text is boring, and defeats the whole purpose of this blog! We left our hostel Posted by anoarsman in Well... What am I going to do now?? | Dec 5, 2010
- Cruise Day 14 to 17 - Egypt==Day 73 Saturday 27 November - “Cruise Day 14 – At Sea”== The sea is calm and the wind is slight as we wake up this morning. There's a mist or haze over the water creating an eerie effect as Posted by greynomadm in 2010 World Trip | Nov 30, 2010
- UP, UP AND AWAY ...... A BALLOON RIDE OVER THE NILEOn our last day in Egypt, we rose again at 03:30, and were taken to boats for crossing of the Nile to the Westbank. Even though it was only a short trip, we were kindly offered tea on board. W Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 29, 2010
- A DAY TRIP TO CAIROWe decided that we could not leave Egypt without seeing the Pyramids and the Sphinx, so at the start of the trip we booked a day-excursion to Cairo, not realising how full our regular daily schedule would be. We Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 29, 2010
- LUXOR TEMPLEThe last temple that we visited in Egypt was the one right in the middle of Luxor. It was begun by Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmosis lll in 1400 BC, and also dedicated to the triad of Amun, Mut and Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 28, 2010
- THE GRAND TEMPLE COMPLEX AT KARNAKThe Karnak temple complex is the largest religious complex in the world, covering 200 acres and includes a large sacred lake, which was used for ritual navigation of images of the gods during festivals. It is a city of Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 28, 2010
- LUXOR aka THEBESLuxor is the city into which we flew, where we boarded our ship and from where we departed. Most of the shops and businesses are situated on the East bank of the Nile. Today, it appears Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 27, 2010
- DE-NYES AND DE-NILECruising on the Nile is obviously a very popular pastime, attested to by the large numbers of ships we saw, often berthed three abreast at major stops. Our cabin was air-conditioned and comfort Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 26, 2010
- ASWAN AND THE TEMPLE THAT MOVEDDuring the night we sailed further south, passing through a large lock on the way. On arrival at Aswan in the morning, we disembarked to explore the local market. The city lies just below the large Aswan dam, Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 25, 2010
- Cairo - Alexandria - SiwaHow's everyone doing? I recently pulled off a 1500km journey in 72 hours. It was tiring as hell and painful at times but it was worth it, pushing yourself is what traveling on a budget is all about. Nov 18th Posted by 2011 in A Tale of Three | Nov 20, 2010
- THE CROCODILE TEMPLE AT KOM OMBOWe sailed further up the Nile towards Aswan in the south. In the late afternoon we arrived at the Temple of Kom Ombo, situated on a dune above the Nile. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/1 Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Nov 18, 2010
- The beginning of the end The dawn of a new day in Egypt. The sun is coming up over the apartment buildings while I prepare for another day at work. Not an unusual event but this sunrise is obscured a little by an autu Posted by lucid in A New Life in Egypt | Nov 16, 2010
- Visiting the Pyramids on Eid-Al-Adha Eid Al Adha is a festival of sacrifice...I'll let wikipedia do the honours here "Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īdu l-’Aḍḥā) or "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorat Posted by 2011 in A Tale of Three | Nov 16, 2010
- Observations of Egyptian culture and religionAs I grow better friends with the locals and learn more about the culture and religion of Egypt, I become quite frustrated with it all. Egypt is overpopulated, underfunded, dirty and disorganised, with outdated customs and a culture of oppression Posted by lucid in A New Life in Egypt | Nov 16, 2010
- Road Trip Across EgyptMy adventure didn’t start well. My flight from San Francisco to Paris went swimmingly however in Paris I was delayed for 7.5 hours due to ‘technical difficulties’. I eventually made it to Cairo after nearly 48 hours of travelling to Posted by jenniferad in Travelbug | Nov 16, 2010
- Organized ChaosI have a theory that says most developing countries run on the basic pattern of "Organized Chaos". This is quite simple really, in a developing country there are usually problems with regards to infrastructure, lack of resources and population. This Posted by 2011 in A Tale of Three | Nov 12, 2010
- Waiting for a visa from the Syrian embassy in EgyptI wouldn't normally blog on pre-trip preparation but the situation my husband and I were in, forced us to plan for the possibility that my American husband wouldn't be able to enter Syria at all during our overland trip from Posted by lucid in Middle East Overland | Nov 12, 2010
- The land of the Pharoahs!Day 1 – Nov 10, 2010 For those that don’t know, I recently moved to Cairo, Egypt for a short term assignment with my company. I consider myself very lucky to be here and am thankful for all the trips I’ve Posted by 2011 in A Tale of Three | Nov 10, 2010
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